Portobello 9 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're in London's Notting Hill.

Not only made famous by the movie of the same name,

but it also feels a lot like being in one.

And, today, we'll be screening our own production,

boasting thrills and spills, comedy and drama.

Let's go Bargain Hunting.

The Portobello Road has featured in the supporting casts

of many great British films over the years,

but its starring role has to be this fabulous street market.

Just remember that our teams have got £300

and just one hour in which to buy three priceless objects.

Let's have a look at the forthcoming attractions...

..including improbable plot twists...

You can't go back on a handshake, can you?

-I don't think I can.

-I feel bad for this. I feel bad.

..far-fetched titles...

I'm going to call you the decision-maker.

-You're the decision-maker?

-Yeah.

-The decision-maker has...

-And the captain.

-You are the captain!

..and, of course, a Hollywood ending.

-At 40. 45.

-Ah! The internet!

-Can't quite believe that.

-I feel I'm going to collapse.

-LAUGHTER

-£45.

-Yeah!

-SHE LAUGHS

But before all that, let's meet the teams.

Now, for our Red team today, we have Dan and Holly,

and for the Blues, we have Rufus and Rory.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello.

-How are you?

-Very well.

-Good.

Now, Dan, tell me how you met.

Yeah. So, a couple of years ago, we met at a music festival,

and Holly actually pitched next to me by coincidence,

-and we've been together ever since.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-How long is that?

-Two years, is it?

-Bit more.

-Two and a half.

-Bit more. Sorry, I got it wrong.

-Do you ever sing from the same hymn sheet?

-Yeah.

-Two and a half?

I think that's it.

And you are, what, a fitness trainer?

-Yeah, personal training.

-Personal trainer?

-Yeah.

-So I go to people's houses.

-I could use you, frankly.

-Yeah?

At the end of the shopping, we'll have a meet up...

-Do a workout together.

-..see if you can give me a little tip or two.

-We will.

-Holly, you work for a charity, Starlight.

-I do, yes.

-I'm a wish granter.

-A wish granter.

So, I grant wishes for seriously and terminally ill children...

-Marvellous.

-..which is a really lovely job.

-Very rewarding job, I should think.

-Yeah.

Now, as well as the two of you,

there is a third mystery person in your relationship, is that right?

-There is. Howard is the...

-Howard.

-..third man in our relationship.

-He's a man?

-He's a man.

-He's a budgie.

-SHE LAUGHS

We should mention that bit.

-Howard the budgie.

-Howard the budgie.

How did he come into your lives?

When we moved in together, we decided we wanted a pet,

and a budgie seemed like the sensible option.

So, if Howard becomes ill, we, of course, have our two vets,

Rufus and Rory, who will no doubt be able to treat the budgie.

-Is that right?

-Absolutely, yeah. Daily.

-We see budgies all the time.

-I'm sure you do.

-You major in budgies, don't you?

-Yeah.

-It's my speciality.

Rory, what's the most interesting animal you've ever treated?

-We get spiders, we get iguanas, snakes...

-Iguanas?

-Iguanas, yeah.

-What was wrong with your iguana?

Well, we had one with a broken leg, which was a bit of a nightmare,

but we can treat them. It's good. It's lovely.

-It's really nice to see a range of animals.

-Wonderful.

-And you're about to qualify?

-Yeah, I qualify in four months,

-which I'm really looking forward to.

-Yeah.

-Pretty nervous.

-Got some big exams coming up, but, yeah, should be good.

-Oh, Rufus, that sounds worrying.

-I know.

Are you getting a bit of a tip from the big man?

-I actually still give him tips.

-THEY LAUGH

Definitely, definitely giving him tips still, but, yeah.

I think we're going to have a great show.

It's going to be very exciting, but you will need a bit of money.

-£300, I think.

-And I've got 300.

-Excellent. Thank you.

-Same for us, as well, please.

-I certainly have got 300 for you.

-Thank you.

-Off you go. Have a great time.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-What on earth are they going to buy?

Our experts will be helping not one, but two sets of teams today.

Orbiting with the Reds is Bargainaut Thomas Plant.

Boxing clever with the Blues?

The gloves are off with Natasha Raskin.

What are we going to spend it on?

I'm thinking something that you put in a house.

Something striking. A lamp, a vase.

We're both sportsmen, and some sporting memorabilia

is starting to sell well. I think that'd be really good.

Silverware, cos I think that holds value quite well.

-Yeah, good idea.

-A bit of silver.

-Maybe something you wouldn't normally see on Bargain Hunt. Maybe something a bit odd.

-OK.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Well, let's go. Come on, guys.

-Come on.

-So, the pressure's on. Or is it?

Quite chilled out. I think we've got it in the bag,

so maybe there's no need for stress.

-I think we should just go.

-Do you know who your opposition is?

-You're up against Thomas Plant.

-Quite.

I don't wish to alarm you, Blues,

but Mr Plant already has his mitts on something.

I like the labels for the booze.

-How much are they together?

-They are £30.

-Would they be appealing to anyone?

-They are quite cool, actually.

-Yeah.

-They are different, aren't they?

-There's six of them there.

-Do you like a spirit?

-We do.

-We do.

-We like a tipple now and again.

There you are. Let's just get out three.

We can see what they are. So, I've got bourbon.

-I've got cognac.

-You've got cognac.

-And port.

-And port.

-Ooh, I do like port.

-Really?

-Yeah.

My mum got me drinking port quite young, so...

THEY LAUGH Me, too!

They're made in Sweden. Sporrongs is the maker.

I just think they're unique.

-I've not seen anything like it before.

-No.

And like you said, it's something that's a bit different

to what you'd normally have in your home.

-Shall we have a think about it?

-Yeah.

-We're not in a hurry yet.

-So, good start to shopping.

-Good start.

-You like them.

-Yeah.

£30. It's a fiver each.

-It's not bad at all.

-We'll have a think.

-We'll have a think.

-They're going to be here.

And they may well be back around last orders.

Anything immediately jumping out at you?

I like the look of the door knocker to begin with.

I think that's a really good thing. Why did you like it so much?

I think it's got really piercing eyes, and I think,

maybe, obviously, the animal theme runs quite strong with us.

I actually think that would have quite good appeal

in an auction house because door knockers are quite collectable.

Now, what do you reckon about age? Let's have a look at the back.

The back's not really giving much away, to be honest.

But, obviously, there's a bit of corrosion there,

so it must be quite old.

I think it's difficult to mock that up in such a fashion.

-Yeah, definitely.

-I think that looks like it's got a wee bit of age.

-Shall we ask how much it is?

-Yeah. Why not?

-Because I'm dying to know.

-Hello, sir.

-Hello.

Could you tell us how much you have on your interesting door knocker?

-£50.

-£50? OK. Maybe, in the spirit of the game,

we could ask for a wee bit of negotiation.

Does anyone want to take the lead on that?

Yeah, I might hit you a little bit lower than that. Maybe think...

-Maybe £20?

-I think you're going far too low for 20.

-I'd go down to 45 for you.

-£45.

I mean, it's a good deal, it's a cool thing.

-I genuinely think it will catch people's eye.

-It is different.

-It caught your eye, anyway.

-Yeah, definitely.

Very piercing. Very piercing.

-It's an animal-related item.

-Looks into your soul.

Exactly. It fits.

-I think we can say thank you ever so much.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-And we've got one item off the mark.

-Awesome.

-Perfect.

Let's move on because time is ticking.

So, go! Grab it and go!

Our vets are off the mark,

and the Reds are asking all the right questions.

-Is this a vase?

-It is a vase, Holly.

-Yeah?

-You're quite right.

But I thought there might be another use for it or something.

No, no, it's a purely decorative item. It is fabulous.

-I wonder if that's in our price tag.

-How much is this?

-£140.

-140? OK. That is in.

Right. So, what did you like about it when you saw it?

It caught my eye. It stood out, and that's the sort of thing

-we're looking for.

-It does, doesn't it?

-You wanted a striking piece.

-Where do you think it's from?

-Italy.

-Yes. Your guess?

-I think it looks a bit more oriental.

-Go with Holly on this one.

-Oriental?

I think it's Chinese 1920s, I would have thought.

And this is called cloisonne.

I think it's got a lot going for it. It's showy.

-That's what you were after.

-It's ticking all my boxes.

It's ticking all your boxes.

-And it comes with a stand, as well.

-It does.

-I like the stand.

-You like the stand more than the vase!

-I'm sold on the stand. I'd buy that.

-I mean...

-The wooden oriental stand?

-What's your thoughts?

-My thing was, if I like it,

-someone else will like it.

-There we go.

-Someone else might want it.

-Really good. A really good thought.

-Start negotiation on price, do you reckon?

-Shall we see?

-Go on, then.

-What's the best price you can do on this?

-110.

-Could you go 100?

-110. I'm sorry.

-OK. 110.

-Yeah?

-Are you going to do it?

-110? There we go.

-Well done, you.

-Shake his hand.

-Shall we shake?

-Thank you very much.

Big-spending start, you lot.

-Awesome. Come on, guys. Let's go.

-Let's go.

Meanwhile, Natasha's been on a solo rummage.

Before you run off with the knocker,

I just headed back because I just saw the coolest thing on that stall.

You might hate it. You might love it.

-I just want to show it to you.

-Show us.

It's such an interesting little watercolour.

Now, when you were learning veterinary medicine,

did they teach you to hypnotise the animals as anaesthetic?

Unfortunately not. That would be pretty cool.

That would have been cool,

cos that's exactly what's happening here.

Looks Continental. It's signed FZ or something.

-Dated 1928, so that interwar period.

-Yeah.

Here, you've got the doctor with his big, pointy moustache

and his excellent look hypnotising this patient.

Look at the colour of him. Look at the colour of him!

-Doesn't look like he's enjoying it.

-So, what's broken there?

-Tell me which bone is broken.

-The tibia.

-The tibia's broken.

Gosh, they know their stuff.

And look at this wee naughty doggie coming up and licking up the blood.

-It's got such appeal, but does it appeal to you?

-It's got character.

-Yeah, it's really cool.

-I like it. It's kind of creepy.

-I quite like it.

-Are you into the macabre?

-Yeah, I like it.

-Yeah, it's just odd.

It's not something you'd see anywhere.

-Now, the stallholder's price on it is 40 quid.

-OK.

I reckon I could get him down a wee bit,

but he told me that he really likes it,

so it might not have a lot of movement on it. What do you think?

If I could get that for 30 quid, would you be...?

-We would definitely be keen, I'd say.

-I think so, yeah.

If you could get it down a little bit, that'd be great.

-I'll try my best.

-Unique.

-Perfect.

-So, bear with me. OK.

So, Natasha's off to work her magic,

but what IS a good price for such an odd daub?

-What are you thinking, price-wise?

-The guy's asking 40.

I'm not sure I'd want to pay that.

-I don't think I'd want to pay more than 20.

-That's quite a lot. Well, I think possibly

we could stretch to, like, 25, 30,

but I think even that's going to be pushing it a little bit.

-And I will come back. OK, boys...

-Here we go.

-Were you keen at £40?

-We weren't.

-We weren't, no.

-You weren't keen at £40?

-We said max 30, 35-ish.

-Max 30, 35.

-Yeah.

-I tell you what, then.

I've just shaken hands with the gentleman.

-Awkward.

-I don't know what to do!

-THEY LAUGH

-You said you were OK at 40!

-Yeah, yeah, that's fine. It's fine.

Oh, you can go back and you can say you weren't happy at 40.

"Would you do it for 35?" But he won't do it for any lower.

-Won't do it any lower?

-He won't do it any lower.

-I'm not convinced for 40.

-I'm not.

-Too late now!

-OK. What do we do?

Well, you can't go back on a handshake, can you?

-I don't think I can.

-I feel bad for this. I feel bad.

I think, if you went for 40, you'd really be throwing us under the bus there, but...

-Oh, come on.

-There is a dog in there.

-There is.

-Shall we take it?

-Do it for 40. Go on.

-Yeah, do it for 40.

-Well...

-Just for you, cos we don't want to embarrass you.

On national telly!

Tell you what, not only was this on the line,

my whole blinking reputation here was going there!

Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We'll take it.

Looks like Thomas is pushing his luck, too.

-Guys, do you want to come in? I've found something.

-What's this?

Well, this is a shell case.

It's got an NII catapult. So, it's military. Dated 1939.

I don't know what sort of catapult or box it would be for.

-Some research needs to be done into this...

-Yeah.

..to find out what it is.

-You're not giving it any love, are you?

-No, I'm not.

This is the type of thing I would use for storage.

Yeah, in a funky flat. It's not unattractive.

I suppose it's a bit of a talking point.

It is a talking point, although it depends...

-It all depends on the price of that one, I suppose.

-It's...

-How much is it, sir?

-35.

-£35.

-35.

-It's not unreasonable.

I don't love it, but I've already spoken a lot, so...

-I'm not a huge fan of that item, myself.

-OK, no worries.

All right. OK.

They've steadfastly resisted Thomas's pitch.

Right, we've been shopping for about 20 minutes now.

-You've got one item.

-Yeah.

-Let's go find some more.

-Let's go.

-Let's go.

So, you didn't like my shell case. I don't know why.

I don't know if many people would want to buy it.

-We need to rein you in.

-Rein me in.

-Stop me from buying things like that.

-Yeah.

Let it lie, Thomas.

Now, Natasha's about to broach one of her favourite subjects.

Did it occur to you that you could buy a bit of jewellery?

I have no idea about anything jewellery.

Yeah, I'm not going to lie -

I'm not really sold on the whole jewellery thing.

You're not sold on jewellery full stop?

-I think we pass on jewellery.

-I think we pass. Sorry.

I know we keep going against what you're saying. You're not happy.

-I was lumped with two men today. Can you believe it?

-Sorry about that.

Our experts are struggling a bit today,

but with time running out, the Reds are having a rethink.

We can always run back up and get the little drink thing.

-We've got our backups - the drink labels.

-Yeah.

-I quite want to buy the drinks labels.

-Right, done.

-Let's do it.

-Let's do it. Go on. Go on.

Sounds like our decision-maker has spoken.

This way. This way. Come on.

Quick. Come on, Dan. Show us your fitness skills.

-Quick.

-Go, go, go, go.

-We've got to buy now.

-Hello.

-We're back again.

-£40.

-£40 now?

-THEY LAUGH

Haven't been gone that long, have we?

Remind me what we said before.

-Was it 30?

-25, was it?

-Sadly.

-And that is the best you can do?

-It is.

-It's the lowest price for this one?

-OK.

-I'm happy with them.

-Are you happy with them?

-I think buy.

We're going to go. You've got a deal.

-We'll take them off your hands.

-Would you like them giftwrapped?

-No, we don't need that.

-THEY LAUGH

Come on, let's go.

That makes the score 2-2 with just ten minutes left.

The Blues, meanwhile,

have decided that photography might be their thing.

Anything that you particularly like?

-I quite like the look of this one here.

-Yeah.

-OK.

We've got a name on it there, Sanderson,

the maker of the actual wooden element of the camera, not the lens.

It's got those nice bellows. They look to be in nice order.

-It collapses into its original case.

-Looks beautiful.

-Am I selling it to you?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Definitely.

-I don't think it needs any selling.

-OK. You're saying you'd buy it.

-Yeah.

-How much would you spend on it?

-Oh, maybe about...

-Well, as little as possible.

-Yeah?

-How much is the price on it?

-The original price is £160.

-£160.

-OK, that's quite steep, but I think...

-Could we get you lower?

We can go lower. We can go lower than that.

We're going to throw a big one here. Can we go as low as 100?

I can do £110.

-The thing is is that I made a bit of a rash decision.

-Yeah.

And I bought a wild, medical watercolour without your permission.

-It happened.

-Keep bringing it up.

You know, we're going to have to go through therapy,

and I'm willing to pay for those sessions.

-THEY LAUGH

-But are you willing to pay £110

for this camera? That's what it boils down to.

-I think so.

-I love it. I like it.

-I like it. It's beautiful.

-Yeah, I really like it.

-You know what I'd do.

-We don't even need to listen to you.

-I'd just shake hands, you know.

-That's how I play the game, isn't it?

-Perfect. Done. Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

I'm going to join in, too. It's our final item.

Now, with just a few minutes left, Dan may be about to have his say.

I like this one. I like this one a lot.

-What do you reckon about this?

-I like it.

-It's something different?

-I actually really like it.

-It's a nice piece.

-I think Tom's going to hate it, though.

-Tom? Tom!

-Yes?

-What do you reckon about this? Do you like this?

What did you think I'd say about this?

I thought you'd say the catapult would be better than this, maybe.

-Ouch!

-No, come on. I think this is really decorative.

-How much is it?

-It's £38, this one.

-It's your cup of tea.

-This is mine, not yours.

-All right.

-Yeah.

-I agree with you, though.

-Do you? Are you with me?

-I think it could sell.

I think it's a nice piece.

-It fits all right.

-THEY LAUGH

-It's not an improvement.

-It's not? No?

-Is it going to be that old?

-No.

-Is this going to be a tourist piece?

-Doesn't look too old.

-Doesn't look too old, no. You can see...

You know, it doesn't look like an old piece of wood, this.

May I offer you 20?

-As it's a windy day, I'll give in.

-THEY CHEER

-Sold.

-Sold?

-Well, it's an ill wind and all that.

-If you're going to do it, shake the man's hand.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, sir.

-All right.

-Got a deal.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes are up.

-It's better than the catapult box.

-Yeah.

-This is better than the catapult box.

-I'm going.

With shopping time over, it's now time to find out

whether the auction can string some profits together for today's teams.

We're off to Catherine Southon's auction room in Surrey,

but first, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

Holly's box-ticking cloisonne vase for £110.

The made-in-Sweden decanter labels for £30.

Dan's definitely-not-expert-approved tribal mask for £20.

-You had a good shop, didn't you?

-We did. We had a very good shop.

-And you spent a reasonable amount of money.

-We did.

-Yeah.

-£160?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Leaving that man with 140.

-You know I wanted you to buy this.

-It is the...

-SHE LAUGHS

-It is the Royal Navy catapult container.

-Lovely.

-That was your favourite, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-It was.

-You really liked this, didn't you?

-You loved it.

-I hated it!

THEY LAUGH No home should be without one.

-Yeah, wow.

-It just doesn't look in the best condition. I don't know.

-It just looks like something you'd find in your loft.

-Yeah.

It's 1939. It's a bit of militaria. It's naval. It's interesting.

-I had £140.

-Mm.

-It didn't cost £140.

-Good.

-Thank goodness for that!

-Yeah, that's all right, then. How much?

-£28.

-Ooh.

-OK.

-That's all right.

-That's not too bad.

That's much better than we thought.

We'll see if it catapults the Reds into profit later on.

Now for a little reminder of the Blues' three items.

The pet panther door knocker for £45.

Natasha's rogue, weird watercolour for a controversial £40.

Vets' choice - their plate camera snapped up for £110.

-Well, I bet you thought I was going to buy a brooch...

-Absolutely.

-Yeah, definitely a brooch.

-..because we looked at brooches, but I didn't.

-Oh, thank God.

-I bought you something quirky...

-HE GASPS

-..and exciting.

-Beautiful.

It's a cruet set. Is this something you'd have in your flat?

I mean, if it looked like that, it'd be great. Yeah, absolutely.

-You like it? It's quite cool.

-It's awesome.

-It's quite unusual. Let me hand it over to you.

It's not silver. It's white metal, shall we say? Silver-plated.

And it does have a little note on it saying "Made in China".

It's really handy because we know, therefore, it's Chinese.

And it's quite modern and it's quite good fun.

-What do you think of it? It fits so nicely.

-I think it's great.

-I think it's beautiful.

-I think it's got real appeal.

Not antique antique, but not made yesterday.

-How much did you pay for it?

-How much do you think I paid for it?

-30, 40?

-30, 40?

-25?

-Oh!

-£25 is exactly what I paid.

It was marked up at 35,

and I reckon it's got to make at least that at auction.

But will the boys go with this made-in-China item? We'll see.

Now, let's go to auction.

Catherine Southon is ready and raring to sell.

-Excited about it?

-Yeah.

-Very excited.

-Are we going to do well?

-Yeah, we're confident.

-I'm sure we'll do well.

-Profits?

-Profit, definitely.

-Definitely.

-Big profits. Are they right, Thomas?

-Definitely right. Big profits.

-Big profits.

-We're going to kick off with that cloisonne vase.

-Yes. Lovely.

Here it comes.

Who's going to give me £50 to start this?

-Ooh.

-Come on.

£50. Come on. 50, thank you, is bid.

£50. Any more at £50? £50.

-No! Come on!

-Maiden bid.

-This is very cheap.

I don't want to sell for £50.

-Bid! Bid!

-No!

Surely. A very pretty vase.

£50, then. All done? 50?

-Oh, dear.

-I'm sorry. That was mine.

-Don't apologise.

Don't worry. You're only down 60.

-Things could be worse.

-We'll make more.

Now you've got the Sporrongs decanter labels.

And I would like £30, please, to start this. £30. £30?

20, then.

-Got £20?

-20 is bid. Thank you. £20.

-25. 30. Are you bidding, sir?

-THEY WHISPER

-35.

-We're into a profit.

Are you bidding? 45.

No more? Thank you. 45. Gentleman's bid at £45.

That's not bad - 45.

I will sell at 45, then. All done, 45.

-Well, well done.

-That's all right.

-That's better.

So, that's plus 15, so you're only down 45 now.

-The mask needs...

-This will make it back.

Tribal mask - your favourite item, team, isn't it?

-My favourite, it was. I promise you that.

-Was it?

-I love it so much.

Interest here at 25. £30.

With me at £30. £30. I've now got internet 40.

-45.

-Internet!

-Internet!

-55 with me.

60 now. £60 on the internet. Internet at £60.

-60 quid.

-£60!

-This is splendid.

Any more at £60, then? I will sell to the internet.

It's against you in the room.

Selling, then, £60.

-£60.

-But well done on the mask.

-Well done.

-That's absolutely splendid.

So, do you know, you're only down a fiver?

-That's good.

-Only down a fiver.

-So, now,

le moment critique, as they say.

What do you think of World War II tubes?

-Do you want to go with them?

-I think we'll go for them.

-We will.

-We said, if we're making a loss, we'll go for it.

-A £5 loss, though.

We've got to trust your instinct at some point, I think.

-We've got to trust you.

-Got to trust your expertise.

-Well, here it is.

-You can't go back now.

-We're in. Come on.

You are definitely going with Thomas's bonus buy.

Don't let us down, Thomas.

I have £20. With me at £20. Any more at £20?

-I will sell for £20.

-No, don't. One more.

-Ooh, there's a man there!

-Thank you, sir. 25?

-30 with me.

-30!

-One more, sir? Shall I say one more, sir?

-ALL: Yes!

I'm out. £35. Standing at £35.

Any more, then? 35.

-We did it. We did it.

-Thank you, Thomas.

May I say that, thanks to that wonderful man there,

your overall net result is

-plus £2!

-Yay!

-Yes!

-Brilliant.

-£2!

-That's £1 each.

-Is that right? Oh, yeah.

We're having a big night out tonight!

-Are you confident, guys?

-Why not?

-Quietly confident.

-You're quietly confident.

I don't think you two are quietly anything, frankly.

-Are they, Natasha?

-No.

Noisily confident, I think, is probably the expression.

Anyway, we're coming up with the door knocker. Here it comes.

Who's going to give me £30 for this? Surely £30.

35. Thank you, internet.

-35. 40, I've got next.

-Ooh!

-Now we're going.

-Here we go. Here we go.

£40. On the internet at £40.

I shall go, then, straight to the internet. £40, then. £40.

-Go on, gents!

-Come on.

-Oh, no!

-What happened?

-Minus a fiver.

Never mind. Cast that from your minds because here comes

the hypnotherapist, as bought by Natasha Raskin.

Very unusual. Never seen anything quite like that,

but surely someone will give me £20 for it.

-£10, then.

-ALL:

-Oh!

-We have to sell it.

£10. Thank you. Lady's bid at £10.

Is there another? There is. There's the internet at £15.

-15! Come on, internet.

-Can I say 20? Thank you. £20.

£20. Is someone else bidding?

Oh, thank you. Right at the back of the room.

-There's a lady in the back.

-You have good taste, madam. 25. 30.

-5. 40. 5.

-Hooray!

-LAUGHTER

£45. We have, at the back of the room, £45.

-This is a one-of-a-kind.

-Come on.

-Now, the internet's thinking. 50. 5.

-LAUGHTER

-This is sensational work!

-Internet, don't lose it. 60. 5.

Everyone wants it now. 65.

70. 5. 75.

Do you want it, internet?

-Yes! 80. 5.

-CHEERING

Do you want it? 5. £85 standing.

-90 now.

-I've never been more excited!

-I might have to lie down in a minute.

-Are you sure?

Well, thank you, anyway. £90, we have on the internet.

-£90.

-Can't quite believe that. I feel like I'm going to collapse.

-LAUGHTER

-But it's a lovely picture,

and it's an interesting one. And £90, we have.

-Thank you, internet.

-Yeah!

-SHE LAUGHS

-That is so good.

-Plus 50. Minus five.

How good was that?!

We're now £45 up, and we've got the camera to come.

-And here it comes.

-Come on. £40. Any more?

50 now.

60 now. Keep going. We have 60 on the internet.

-60 on the internet.

-At 60.

-70 now.

-Ooh, keep going.

-Now we're going.

-Come on.

-£70.

Now we're getting somewhere. £70 on the internet.

Is there another, net?

£70. Anyone in the room?

£70, then. I will sell for 70.

-All done at £70, then?

-All that profit's going to disappear.

-£70.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, no!

Do you know, you were £45 up, and you lost 40 there,

so you are still ahead of the game. You are plus £5.

-Now...

-Oh, you're joking.

-..this novelty cruet set.

-Take it. Take it.

-Got to go for it.

-Always risk it.

-Risk everything.

-Risk everything...

-Risk that fiver.

-..on a Chinese cruet set.

-Absolutely.

-Right, this is it.

-And I have £30 already on the net.

-Yes!

£30. 35, I have.

-40, I have. 5.

-There's two people bidding down here.

-5. 60.

5. 70. 5.

80. 5. 90.

-5. £95. In the room at 95.

-We actually made a profit!

-95.

Do you want to come in, sir?

100. Why not? Sure? One more? £100, gentleman behind you.

-£100.

-100.

£100. Any more at 100, then? 100.

-Plus 75. Team...

-Oh...

-Get in.

-..so good. Put it there, mate.

Do you know how much you've made overall?

-I can't figure it out.

-That would be £80.

-£80.

-That is incredible.

-£80.

Well, I have to say, that is a stunning effort.

And Natasha's last-minute boost to the profits meant that the Blues

are today's winners.

Coming up, will our next two teams fare any better? We'll see.

But first I've been to visit London's first international airport

in Croydon, South London.

When it comes to aviation, this place once let the world.

-Good morning!

-Morning.

-Charlie Ross.

-Colin Ockendon.

Welcome to the world's first purpose-built air terminal.

Fantastic.

Passenger flights from Croydon Aerodrome

began around the turn of the 1920s

and, with the completion of this fine building in 1928,

it became London's main airport and customs point.

Croydon to Paris-Le Bourget was the world's busiest air route.

So, Colin, largely things are the same now as they were in 1928?

Yes, this area here was the booking hall.

Down each of the walls on each side were the check-in desks.

The average transit time would have been of the order of 20 minutes.

Good grief! We'd like to do that nowadays, wouldn't we?

-Wouldn't we just?

-But you didn't have all the checks -

-didn't have customs and all that sort of stuff?

-Yes. Oh, yes.

All were carried out here in a very efficient manner.

Although the airport has now been closed to passenger flights

for almost 60 years, the museum,

tucked away beneath the old air control tower,

is a fascinating record of a vanished age.

And what have we got here?

Well, this is a Handley Page HP42.

I mean, it looks to be, with those struts and things,

a little bit Heath Robinson to me.

Well, no, I mean, it was state-of-the-art at the time.

It was one of the very first aircraft that was built of metal.

-Prior to that, aircraft were made of wood and fabric.

-Yes.

And the fact that it had four engines as well was important,

because that meant that even if two the engines failed,

the aircraft could still continue to fly.

And Imperial Airways actually used that as a marketing ploy,

saying that this was the safest aircraft that had ever flown,

and nobody ever actually died while flying in one of these.

What a wonderful record.

Flying, of course, was only available to the very wealthy,

with a 1925 return to Paris clocking in at almost £600 in today's money.

Mind you, it was all quite opulent.

And there's a picture of an aircraft

which has actually been converted, effectively, into a restaurant,

with straps to hold the tablecloths in place...

And the bottles! There's a sort of framework holding all the bottles.

That's it, to stop them falling over.

It was certainly a rich man's pastime.

Especially when travelling further afield.

And Croydon was at the centre of a rapidly-expanding network.

So here we have a globe on which we've placed pins,

and each of those pins represents a stopover,

so staying in a hotel on the way.

And you can see the distance to Australia -

you go all the way down there. I mean, a simple trip to Baghdad

would have been a seven-day operation,

staying six nights in a hotel on the way.

-Incredibly exciting!

-Yes. It was almost a holiday getting there.

Paving the way for passengers were the record-breaking aviators

of the '20s and '30s,

with our aerodrome usually featuring in the headlines.

So some of the most famous pilots of all time have used this airport?

Indeed, yes. Charles Lindbergh, of course,

was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic.

-In the Spirit Of St Louis.

-Indeed.

He actually landed originally in Paris,

and then eventually flew on to Croydon here.

Of course, the other very important person is Amy Johnson.

Her claim to fame is that she managed to fly solo

from Croydon Airport all the way to Australia,

and it took her 19½ days to do so.

-An idol of her time.

-Oh, yes. And she became a fashion icon as well.

But having led the way for so many years, after World War II,

Croydon began to lose its status as London's international airport.

Hemmed in by housing and light industry,

the runways were no longer suitable for the latest airliners,

and the final passenger flight took off in 1959.

Back to fashionable Portobello Road in West London,

to see whether our next two teams can pick three objects

to fly off with a profit at auction.

We'll find out what to buy...

No, we don't want ladles.

-Nobody has soup any more.

-I want a ladle.

-I don't want that.

..where to go...

-Going that way?

-Yeah, just one more.

-OK.

-Maximum two stalls.

-No, you have, what, eight minutes?

You can boil three eggs in eight minutes.

-Come on. Let's go.

-SHE LAUGHS

..and, most importantly, who's about to make profits.

-Ooh!

-That's a bit more like it.

-Hooray!

-Happy days.

But before all that, let's meet the teams.

For our Red team today, we have a married couple,

Una and William, and for our Blue team,

we have Ronald and Claudia,

who are nearly married, as I understand it.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello!

-Now, you met a long time ago, didn't you?

-Yes, over 25 years ago.

-Yeah.

I was an American medical student, and he was a banker in London,

-and we dated transatlantically. This was before...

-Romance.

..the internet, before mobile phones.

I mean, it was so ancient. So we had to write letters and...

-How long did it take the letters to get from...?

-Weeks.

I had to write every other day so he'd have something to open.

A lot of writing.

Now, Una, you were a doctor for some time.

Yes, I'm a retired GP, and I was a GP for about 20 years.

William, what's it like being married to this dynamo?

-LAUGHING:

-It's hard work.

THEY ALL LAUGH "It's hard work"!

I bet it is. But you and I share something, don't we?

-Cricket!

-Cricket, yes.

I-I-I like cricket, I play a bit of cricket, I watch cricket.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Where do you play?

Mostly in Ireland. Rain doesn't really stop play in Ireland,

otherwise you never would play!

You also have a passion for antiques, don't you?

-Yes, we do.

-Who will be doing the negotiating?

-I think that's my job.

-Oh, is it?

I think that's what I've been told to do.

-I think I might be doing some negotiating.

-Oh.

Anyway, it's going to be great fun having you on the programme.

And, of course, for our Blue team, we've got

-the wonderful Ronald and Claudia. BOTH:

-Hello.

-Going to enjoy it?

-Yes.

-Yes, very much.

-I'm sure you are.

Now, Ronald, how did you two meet?

We met in Romania about eight years ago.

-Yeah.

-I was working out in the clothing trade.

-I was a production manager.

-Rag trade!

-Yeah.

Claudia was working there and we...

-The eyes met and...

-And that was it?

-And that was it.

-Romance in Romania.

-Absolutely.

I plucked the courage up to go and speak to her

-cos I was a bit of a shy lad at the time.

-Took him six hours.

Took me six hours. It wasn't long.

-And the rest is history.

-Wonderful. And you're engaged?

Yes, we are, for the last seven years.

It's coming close. I'm planning.

-Now, you're also a cricket fan, aren't you?

-Oh, big fan, yeah.

-Played as a youngster.

-Yeah?

Reasonable level - sort of village green level.

Claudia, you're also very artistic, aren't you?

I've been very, very lucky to graduate

the University of Puppetry and Marionettes from Romania.

Do you make them?

-Er, yes. We did. Actually made them, yes.

-And operate them?

-Yes.

-How wonderful.

-We made the puppets and marionettes

-and also handled it as well, yes.

-Yeah?

-So what are you going to buy?

-Anything that's good value.

Anything in good condition.

"Good value, good condition." Where have I heard that before?

-Well, good luck. I'm going to give you some money.

-Oh, thank you.

-£300.

-Thank you.

-Enjoy it.

-Thank you.

-There we are, Una.

Spend it well. Have a great time. Off you go.

I wonder if they'll be buying old bats and balls. Probably.

So, William, Una, we've got £300. What are we going to spend it on?

-Well, I think we should try and look at some silver.

-Yeah.

If we can get it at a good price.

I'm looking for a little bit of jewellery, maybe. Silver.

We're looking for something fashionable,

and get it at a really good price and make a big profit.

-I like boxes.

-Boxes?

-I'm a bit of a box man, yeah.

-Let's go see if we can find them.

-Yeah.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

-BELL RINGS

-Are we ready to do it?

-Absolutely.

-Let's go.

-Go!

Time's ticking, and we've got to find some bargains.

Thomas will find the stall and I'll find the item.

-Is that what's going to work?

-I think so.

I tell you what, this is closer to Thomas's stomping ground

than it is mine, so I'm a bit of a fish out of water.

Well, I'm a Londoner, so I might be able to help just a little.

-I'm going to rely on your patter.

-Thank you very much.

So, who's going to spot something first?

Thomas, is that a real Rolex?

-It will be a real Rolex. Yes, it will be.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-Oh, no, but it won't be £200.

-We only have 300.

-Wow. That's really pretty, too.

-Yeah. What, the lenses?

-Yeah, the lenses.

-They're called lorgnettes.

-Lorgnettes.

-Lorgnettes. And they're sort of reading glasses.

-Right.

-They would be sprung-hinged.

So they'd be glasses like you're wearing.

-Can he open it up and let us see?

-Can we have a look?

Yes, come on. Get stuck in!

-So, what you do...

-Yeah.

-..you take them out.

-Yeah, yeah.

So you've got the lenses here,

so you could even use them as a magnifying glass.

-But press that. Ba-bam.

-Oh, wow. That's so nice.

-Yeah, you know?

-And these are reading glasses?

-They're reading glasses.

And you can actually put it on a chain and...

Yeah, pretend to be a lady.

-OK.

-But you are a lady.

-What's the metal?

-You can pretend to be Maggie Smith.

-A gilt metal. So it's gold-plated.

It's really pretty, and it's something that I can see

in a period drama, and I know people would just absolutely buy it.

-They'd just love it.

-You're quite right.

But I tell you what you have to do with a period drama is

they've got to be the right date.

Sometimes, some of these period dramas,

they put the wrong glasses on people, don't they?

I wonder which ones he means.

Somebody will like these. Somebody will like these, definitely.

Yeah, but it's still practical, as well.

-How much is this?

-45.

-45.

-And your very best?

-I'll do them for 35.

-£35. That's not bad - £35.

-Yeah.

Are you going to do another little chunk, are you?

Could you do them for 30?

Oh, dear. The way you're looking at me, I've got to.

Ooh, Una's charmed him.

-30? OK.

-£30.

-Well done.

Five minutes into shopping, first item done.

-Excellent. Yeah, cool.

-There you go.

-OK, let's go onto the next one, then.

-Ready.

Busy, busy, busy. The Reds are off to a flyer.

Meanwhile, the Blues have spotted some farmyard friends.

I was looking at them pigs.

What material do you think they are, Natasha?

Well, we'd have to handle them

because they could be patinated plaster.

-They could be anything.

-Let's have a little look.

-How heavy are they?

-They're very heavy.

-They're very heavy?

-Are they lead?

-I thought they were maybe cast iron.

-Oh, right.

-I don't think they're lead.

He's a jolly old fellow, though.

He's cuddling a rabbit, if you look close enough.

-Is that not a four-leaf clover?

-Yeah.

-So, you think they've got an Irish influence?

-I don't know.

I mean, what we need to talk about is their virtue.

They're probably Victorian.

Victorian - the era of huge mass production.

They're almost identical.

In fact, they are identical, so they come from a mould.

-Are they a precious metal? No.

-No.

Are they elaborately coloured and bright and catching of the eye? No.

-But are they quite quirky and fun? Yes.

-Yeah.

-Are they expensive?

-Shall we find out how much they are?

-That would be nice.

-I had in mind £30.

-30?

-Yes.

-I'm not sure.

-OK. So, we'll chance putting them down for now and...

-And coming back.

Yeah, he's a very nice gentleman and I'm sure he'll...

I'm sure we can renegotiate on that 30.

Pigs on hold.

I think they might be planning a menagerie.

Now, for their fast-starting rivals,

any chance of William getting a look in?

-Just outside the shop.

-Yeah, just outside.

-Have a quick look.

-OK, let's have a look.

Oh, go on, have a hold.

-That's quite nice.

-Nice feet. Lovely silver scroll handle.

I would buy it myself.

Well, I like the fact you'd buy it yourself.

Now, the date for that is 1931, so we're looking at George V.

-Gadrooned rim.

-This is heavy.

-Yeah? Has it got a good gauge?

-It's got a good weight on it. I like that.

-Yeah.

And it's been retailed through Harrods.

I think that makes it rather vulgar, but...

There's no pleasing some folk, is there?

Right, OK. If you like it, that's a good sign.

-OK.

-What's the best on that?

-98?

That's a bit... These things go for a bit less than that.

Well, it's the weight, you see.

-Yeah.

-It smashes up for, like, £80. To break it.

So what will you do it for?

The silver value is worth 80. I'd do that for 85.

£80? May I say £80? May I whisper £80?

-Yeah, go on, then.

-£80. Shall we buy this?

-Yes, definitely.

-Done. Done deal. Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much, sir.

-Oh, the hand is shook.

-£80. Done.

Another in the bag. They don't dilly-dally.

-Let's go.

-OK, thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye.

Claudia and Ron, meanwhile, seem determined to keep it real.

How does that appeal to you? What do you think of that?

A nice pedestal base there.

It's got a lovely sort of almost trumpet shape.

It's nice and hand-blown. Look at those bubbles.

How old do you think it is?

I think it's probably 1950s or '60s, something like that.

I think it's got that kind of design-era feel to it.

-Is this a natural marking, Natasha?

-Which marking? Yes.

This marking - is that a natural fleck?

Well, the bubbles are actually as a result of sort of twisting the glass

whilst it's being hand-blown to create these flecks of bubbles.

-What do you think, Clau?

-I think it's different.

I'm not sure about the colour, but...

What would you expect to get in auction for this type of item?

-Not a lot of money. £10, £12, something like that.

-OK.

-But if he's packing up...

-Shall we have a go?

I think we should because do you know what?

I bought a bunch of flowers the other day,

and could I find a vase to fit? And that would have been perfect.

-You'd get a few bunches in there.

-Oh, I tell you!

Well, would you like to speak to the gentleman?

-Now, bear in mind he's packing up, so give him a last-minute deal.

-OK.

-A fiver.

-Oh!

-What?!

-What do you think?

-What do you think?

-What do you think?

-Can I be cheeky and offer you four?

-If you like.

That's very nice.

-All right, what do you reckon?

-Yeah, let's go for it.

Yeah, yeah, let's go for it. We're happy with that.

-Thank you, sir.

-The deal is done.

Crumbs! They'll have three for less than a tenner at this rate.

-Half an hour is gone...

-Yes.

-Yes.

..believe it or not, so we need two items.

We've got one in the bag, but we need two more in half an hour.

-Do you think we can do it?

-Do you think we should rush?

-Shall we run?

-I think so. Let's go.

-Shall we run? Shall we run?!

The Reds are already two-thirds there,

but what does their expert make of them?

Una and William, they don't dither. They make decisions.

No, we don't want ladles. Nobody has soup any more.

I think it's because they're both professional businesspeople.

They're successful. They're clever. They know when it's a good deal.

No.

I love those lorgnettes.

Una spotted them. She likes the style.

And then William looked at that sauce boat and said,

"No, I like that. I'd buy that."

And, actually, looking at it, I would, as well.

I think he's got a bit of style, that man.

So I've sent them on ahead to look at another stall.

I wonder what Una and William would have spotted then.

I'll find out.

HE CHUCKLES He sounds chipper.

Now, what about those Blues? Are they a bit more focused now?

What about the wee dish there with the lady on top?

I mean, it's hard to age from here. Shall we delve in a wee bit?

-Let's have a look, yeah.

-Let's have a look.

-It's a Capodimonte.

-Yes. Oh, I didn't... Do you know what?

I didn't even see there were a pair of them. How handy is that?

-Let's have a look.

-They're 45 each.

-45 each.

Hand-painted Capodimonte. And look at the quality.

Hand-painted all the way around

-with these wee beasties and everything.

-OK.

I thought, from a distance there, these were a pair,

but, actually, when you look closely,

they're almost identical.

I mean, at auction, it's probably going to be something like £20-£40.

-Auctioneers want things to sell. They don't want to...

-OK, OK.

-..place items with a value of...

-And how much are these items?

-They're 45 each.

-Hmm. £45 each. May I make you an offer?

-Yes, sure.

I'd like to think that a reasonable offer would be about £28-£32.

-What do you think?

-For one?

-For one.

Can we get the two for 50? Would that be a possibility?

Er, two would be 60.

-55, and we'll take the two.

-OK?

-Thank you very much.

Good work, Ron.

Capodimonte isn't everyone's cup of tea, but you never know.

Neither is that.

-Bit of fun design, made out of...

-Perspex.

-..Perspex.

Sort of made in the 1970s.

I have to say, Una's abandoned us. She's gone.

I don't blame her! Back you come, Una.

-Do you like that?

-What's the metal?

-Copper.

-Wrought iron.

-That's really nice.

-On Perspex.

-OK, what price?

A bit of design. How much? How much would you pay for that?

-It's a good game, this. It's a good game.

-OK. £30.

-Guess again.

-What do you mean?

-It falls within your budget.

-£20?

-Mm.

-No way.

-Yes.

-OK, well, it's done. It's done.

-Well, let's not pay £20. Let's try...

-Well, ask him.

-I mean, the man is...

-Oh!

-So, it's a piece of design. It's on Perspex.

-OK, so, it's iron.

-I don't think it...

-It's copper.

-Wrought iron, copper.

-It's Perspex.

-I don't think it's...

-What do you put in it?

-Candlesticks.

-Oh, candlesticks!

-Very 1970s, isn't it?

-It's quite '70s.

£18 with a £2 profit?

-Er, we can go down a bit more than that.

-Oh.

Yeah, I'll do it for 18.

-What about 15?

-We're still negotiating.

-Come on. You said 18 just then!

-HE LAUGHS

-No, as a team, we don't all agree.

-Una, this...

-OK, all ready?

Let's do it again. OK, let's do it again. 15!

-17!

-THEY LAUGH

-16!

-I can't get a word in edgewise!

-Sorry, sorry.

-THEY LAUGH

-We're done at 16. We're done at 16.

-No, no, no. Thomas, speak.

The thing is, you've done the cardinal sin

of mentioning a figure when buying.

-Oh, yeah, you're not supposed to mention the figure first.

-No.

-And that's your...

-My downfall.

-..downfall on that one.

-So, I think, to be the honourable person...

-Oh, right.

..you mentioned 18.

No, but he was going to go at 16! He went to 17!

-He went to 16.

-He went...

-What did you go to?

-I actually ended up at 16.

-You ended up at 16?!

Right, if you've offered 16, then...

That's what I said! He's accepted 16.

-I'm not going any lower than that!

-THEY LAUGH

-£16. Done.

-That's how it's done.

That was chaos,

but well within the hour, they have their three items.

-Well done, you. Well done.

-Thank you, Thomas.

-Thank you very much.

-Oh, my goodness. You've been so helpful.

-Thank you, Thomas.

I don't think I've been that helpful, to be honest with you!

-No, excellent. You spotted that.

-I just thought, "A bit of style."

-£16.

-Brilliant.

-Let's hope it's going to make a profit.

So, while the Reds head for the pavilion,

time is running out for the Blues.

I think we should give it one more go.

-Of going that way?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Just one more. Maximum two stalls.

-But you have, what, eight minutes?

You can boil three eggs in eight minutes. Come on. Let's go.

-SHE LAUGHS

-We can do it. We can do it.

Might be a wee bit runny, though.

-Do you think the Blues are still out there?

-Definitely.

-Oh, I'm pretty sure they are.

-Do you think they're one item down?

I think they're still looking.

I think they're panicking.

-I feel rather smug, I don't know about you.

-Definitely.

-HE CHUCKLES

-Well done.

-Cheers.

-Thank you.

-Right, we're getting close to time.

-What's the plan?

We need to really make a move, but I've seen something I like.

Thank goodness for that.

Run! Go, go, go, go, go!

Here's a familiar face.

-I'm just so not sure.

-What about the atomiser?

Do you like that? It's quite sweet.

-How much is the atomiser, sir?

-That's 20. Silver. Silver-topped.

I would say...

Have we got a deal at £15 on the atomiser?

£15 on the atomiser? You look as though you're absolutely desperate.

-Yes, please.

-What do you reckon?

-Oh, lovely.

-Yeah, I think we'll go for that.

-It's sterling.

It's got a nice, engine-turned design on it.

The glass is cut glass.

-Yeah, let's go for it.

-Hobnail cut.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Can we handle that atomiser?

-Yeah.

-Shall we do it?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Shake on it, and come on!

-Done! It's a deal, £15.

-Thank you ever so much. Thank you.

-Thank you.

Phew! That was close.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes are up.

-I wish I had more time. I want to spend more money.

-Yeah.

-Spend more money?

-Yeah.

-We didn't spend a lot, did we?

-No.

-No.

But will you make any money on the items you HAVE bought?

We'll see before long,

as we're now returning to Catherine Southon's auction house.

But first, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

Una's costume-drama lorgnettes for £30.

William's silver sauce boat for £80.

And Thomas's 1970s candlestick holder for £16.

Have you any idea what he might have under there?

-Looks like he's got nothing under there.

-Well...

-THEY LAUGH ..let's have a look. Thomas?

-OK.

-So, you left me with quite a lot of money.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

I didn't spend it all, but I bought something rather magnificent,

I think, which is a silver French marcasite

brooch-cum-pendant-cum-hanging photograph frame.

And it's got marcasite stones, which sort of simulate diamonds.

And that's where you'd put a photograph.

And you can either hang it on a wall or wear it as a brooch.

-But how much did you pay for it?

-Well, that's a very good question.

How much do you think I paid for it? I'll give you a clue.

-It was three figures when I saw it.

-£20?

-No!

-THEY LAUGH

-French silver?!

-It's Bargain Hunt!

-Ooh, steady!

No! What am I going to...? What am I going to do? £20!

In fact, it was marked at over £120, I think. Something like that.

I paid £90 for it.

-Er, no. No.

-THEY LAUGH

£90 is way too much money for that. I'm sorry.

Well, it's very nice, but, yes, £90 is a bit rich, I think.

Well, it seems that Una and William aren't too struck

on Thomas's bonus buy,

but you never know - they might change their minds.

Here are the Blue team's three items.

Claudia's very loud trumpet vase for just £4.

A pair of Capodimonte salts for £55.

And Ron's last-minute atomiser for £15.

-Have a look.

-Let's have a look.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

Sometimes, big-value items come in small form

and here is a small, silver, hand-planished, apple-form pillbox.

-Wonderful.

-I think it's really cute. It's marked Romana to the base.

For a second, I thought, "Romania! Amazing!"

-But it's South American silver.

-Aw.

-But I want you to look at it, love it.

-Oh, it's lovely. May I?

Feel free to open it up. It opens. It's a pillbox.

I might have a struggle opening it up, but I'll give it a go.

-There you go.

-Ooh, lovely. Look at that. Wow!

-What do you think?

-That's beautiful.

-And the age?

-The age is 20th century.

As to exactly when in the 20th century, difficult to say.

-How much did you pay, may I ask?

-It had a huge ticket price on it.

I thought I didn't have a chance cos I didn't want to get it

in three figures, and it had £150 on it.

-As much as that?

-Yeah.

-No!

But I talked our dealer into giving me a good deal,

-and blow me down, £30.

-No!

-No!

-£30.

-Really?

-I know.